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2008 Burnham-On-Sea Carnival Start Time:
7.30pm on Monday November 10th, 2008
Carnival parking:
Get into Burnham early as many roads in the town close at
6.30pm. Best places for parking are the Oxford Street Car park
[map]
and the Somerfield's supermarket car park [map]
although many side streets also have spaces.
Burnham-On-Sea 2008 Carnival Route:
Tesco's Roundabout > Love Lane > Manor Road > Victoria
Street > High Street > Marine Drive > finishes opposite
Holimarine Holiday Park, Marine Drive. See
the route map.
Staying in the Burnham-On-Sea area during the Carnival?
Read our guide to the area's best hotels
and accommodation.
Driving to the Burnham-On-Sea Carnival:
You can reach the Burnham-On-Sea Carnival from junction 22 of
the M5 motorway. However, the B3140 from Edithmead to Burnham-On-Sea
is closed during the carnival weekend for the carts to assemble.
Traffic from the M5 travelling into Burnham will be diverted along
Edithmead Lane, Stodden's Lane and Love Lane instead. You can
then park at Oxford Street in Burnham-On-Sea or at the Somerfield's
Supermarket car park on the seafront. NB: The A38 will be shut
from 6.30pm on carnival day, from the Isleport roundabout in Highbridge
to Moor Lane in Burnham.
Latest traffic news:
Click
here for up-to-the-minute Somerset road traffic conditions.
Disabled parking permit for the Burnham-On-Sea Carnival:
Facilities
are available for disabled visitors to view Burnham's carnival
procession from the comfort of their own car. For the sum of £5.00
you can enjoy the event from the comfort of your own vehicle regardless
of the weather conditions at the time. To
obtain a special parking permit please send a cheque/postal order
for £5.00 made payable to 'Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea
Carnival Association' together with your full name and address
(but please leave plenty of time for the pass to be sent back
to you) to: Hon.Secretary,
Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea Carnival Association, 22 Abingdon
Street, Burnham-On-Sea, Somerset, TA8 1PH.
Ambulance locations:
Click here for
the location of ambulances along the Carnival route. Please note
that the location may change if there is an operational reason
to do so.
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